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Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

Down four starters, Nuggets nearly pull off 27-point comeback vs. Suns

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

Technically, the Nuggets lost.But Phoenix’s 100-93 win on Friday evening couldn’t have felt great for the victors.Denver, which was missing four starters, cut a 27-point lead to just four on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter and nearly snatched their most improbable win of the season. On the second night of a back-to-back and with Nikola Jokic (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), Michael Porter Jr. (heel) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (non-COVID illness) all in Denver due to various ailments, Aaron Gordon was game.So was Bruce Brown, Reggie Jackson and Peyton Watson. All of Denver’s contributors gave a deep and profound scare to the Suns, who acted like the game was over in the third quarter.Gordon had a team-high 26 points in 36 minutes, Brown had 16 points and three steals and Jackson and Watson both played far and above their recent roles.Kevin Durant scored 30, while Devin Booker added 27. That they even played in the fourth quarter was a testament to the Nuggets’ resilience...

Terrifying video shows carjacker's destructive rampage in Agoura Hills parking lot

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

A terrifying video shows the moment a carjacker went on an erratic, destructive rampage through an Agoura Hills parking lot on Friday.Nearby shoppers watched the incident unfold in shock and disbelief.Officers received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at a grocery store parking lot on the 5800 block of Kanan Road, according to the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station.Police say the suspect, a woman in her 20s, had attempted to rob a victim of her purse while she was sitting inside her parked car. During the struggle, the victim was “pulled from her vehicle and thrown to the ground,” authorities said.As the suspect entered the victim’s car, she attempted to drive away but went on a rampage instead, erratically reversing her car and violently crashing into eight vehicles and a cinder block wall.Video from TNLA shows both parked cars and vehicles with drivers still inside were smashed into during the incident. As the suspect drove forward, she crashed i...

Students at San Jose middle school told not to gather in groups

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – A new rule is in place for students at one San Jose middle school. They can no longer gather in groups of four people or more. The school says this is a temporary measure.  At Muwekma Ohlone Middle School in San Jose, school leaders say they are trying to do a reset after responding to a few incidents of behavioral disruptions. One parent tells KRON4 there was a fight among students. San Jose hit-and-run crash victim remembered by son “They had a few days where they felt students were not collectively meeting the expectation, so they hit pause and are doing a reset and trying to get things back into their normal operations,” said Jennifer Maddox, Director of Communications for the San Jose Unified School District. Maddox explained the new temporary rule the principal put in place. Students can no longer gather in groups of more than four people in-between classes or while walking on campus, except for when they eat lunch.KRON ON is streaming news liv...

Alameda County firefighters push to speed up ambulance drop-offs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

(KRON) – Emergency responders in Alameda County say ambulances are stuck at hospitals trying to drop off patients. In some cases, they are even waiting an hour.Sean Burrows, the president of the firefighters union, the long wait times are creating downstream effects. He says this is not a new problem, but a bill moving through the state capitol right now would make the statewide standard 20 minutes. “We are seeing elongated wait times when an ambulance arrives to the back door of a hospital before a patient’s care is transferred to that hospital staff – we’re seeing times of 45, 60, 90 minutes,” he said. SF launches new program to fight opioid crisis Burrows says those delays are keeping ambulances from responding to other emergencies. It is a problem Alameda County emergency crews are facing every day.  Burrows is advocating for the passage of assembly Bill 40 -- which would make 20 minutes the statewide standard for patient care. He says resources need to be made ...

San Jose hit-and-run crash victim remembered by son

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – KRON4 spoke with the son of a South Bay woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in San Jose. The crash happened Sunday evening while the woman was walking with her daughter and dog in a crosswalk. The dog also died in the crash, and the daughter is recovering from her injuries.Friends and neighbors have been leaving flowers on a street corner in South San Jose where Limin Cao was killed."She lived life to its fullest, and she loves us and the people around her very much,” said Cao’s son Joshua Fang. 100-mph chase on Hwy 101 in Santa Rosa ends with 3 arrests Fang was away at college at the time of the crash. He flew in from out of state to be with his family."What's most worrisome is the condition of my dad and my sister. My sister was there when it happened, and my dad lives with my mom and he has been with mom for a long time, so it's very hurtful for both of them,” Fang said.Surveillance video (above) shows the car heading into the intersection of B...

New report looks at the challenges older adults in Northern Virginia face as aging population grows

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

A new report found that among the country’s 50 largest metro areas, Northern Virginia had the sixth-largest increase in the population of adults 65 and older. However, it said more must be done to accommodate that growing population.The number of adults 65 and older living in Northern Virginia increased by 61% since 2010, with roughly 310,000 living in the region as of 2020.The Community Foundation’s Aging in Northern Virginia report states that as the population of older adults continues to grow, it’s essential for them to live in an area that accommodates three priorities: family, home and budget.More Local NewsMore Virginia NewsAccording to the report, approximately 32 home health and personal care aides are in the workforce for every 1,000 older Northern Virginians. In addition, it finds that a home health aide costs about $28 per hour, which could cost roughly $5,300 per month for “standard” 44 hours of in-home care.Homes that are accessible and ea...

Gender equality: coming to a Formula One racing team soon?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen during a practice session Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track.The 17-year-old Bourne, who was wearing a clear plastic poncho over a Red Bull sweater on a wintry day at Albert Park, is a massive fan of Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, who is sitting out this season. But Bourne, who comes from a motorsport-loving family and watches every Grand Prix race, hopes that one day she will have the chance to support a female F1 driver.“It is still a very male dominated sport, so it would be good to bring in more females. I think it could happen,” she said.There has not been a woman driver in a Formula 1 race for more than 40 years. But with estimates suggesting that 40% of current Formula 1 fans are female, the motorsport industry is making a concerted effort to ensure that changes.Red Bull team principal Christian Horner s...

South Carolina’s streak ends in maybe Boston’s final game

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — South Carolina’s shot at perfection is over, and so is its chance to repeat as national champion.The Gamecocks couldn’t get past Iowa and Caitlin Clark in the women’s Final Four. With All-American Aliyah Boston plagued by foul trouble in what very likely was her final game, and Clark scoring almost every point for the Hawkeyes in the fourth quarter, South Carolina lost 77-73 in the national semifinals on Friday night, ending its 42-game winning streak. The Gamecocks had won their first 36 games this season to get to the Final Four for the third year in a row with a group led by Boston.“It felt like any other game. We just didn’t perform,” Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said. “We didn’t make more plays than we needed to make, especially down the stretch, and that hasn’t been us all season long. But I never, I don’t think our players felt pressure, any other pressure besides wanting to win another basketball game.”There hasn’t been a repeat national ...

Kwan leads Guardians’ outburst in 9-4 win over Mariners

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:51 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Steven Kwan became the second player in Cleveland franchise history with five RBIs in either of the first two games of the season, and the Guardians took advantage of three errors by Seattle in a 9-4 win over the Mariners on Friday night. Kwan had a two-run double and two-run single to go along with a sacrifice fly, and the Guardians rebounded with 13 hits after getting shut out by Seattle on opening day. Larry Doby in 1953 was the only other player in Cleveland’s history to have five RBIs in one of the first two games. Kwan’s soft double in the fourth inning ended the night for Seattle starter Robbie Ray and gave Cleveland a 5-3 lead. Ray (0-1) produced a dud of a debut to this season after he looked impressive in spring training, walking five and recording just 10 outs in his 91 pitches. Kwan followed an inning later with a two-out, two-run single on a 3-2 pitch from Trevor Gott. Cleveland also capitalized on a combination of bad luck and bad defense by Seattle that...